Library /sys$common/syshlp/bkm$help.hlb INIT_TAPE  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Initialize Tape

    Turn on the "Initialize Tape" option to intialize a tape volume
    before beginning the Save operation.

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    If you want to save files to a tape by adding to the tape's contents,
    and without erasing any existing data, make sure this option is
    turned off.